Prescription Opioids Often Go Unused After Surgery Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Aug 2017 11:00 AM ISTMore than two-thirds of patients reported unused prescription opioids following surgery, and safe storage and disposal rarely occurred, suggesting an...
Midlife cardiovascular risk factors may increase chances of dementia Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Aug 2017 9:20 AM ISTA large, long-term study suggests that middle aged Americans who have vascular health risk factors, including diabetes, high blood pressure and...
Researchers look to improve detection of skin cancer lacking pigment melanin Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Aug 2017 9:15 AM ISTNew findings from an international research team led by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists may improve...
Researchers advise caution about recent US advice on aggressively lowering blood pressure Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 Aug 2017 10:00 AM ISTMedical researchers at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, are advising caution when treating blood pressure in some older people after results from a...
Steroids not effective in chest infections in non-asthmatic adults : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 Aug 2017 11:30 AM ISTOral steroids should not be used for treating acute lower respiratory tract infection (or 'chest infections') in adults who don't have asthma or other...
Eliminating CK-MB Testing in Suspected ACS - American College of Cardiology Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 Aug 2017 9:40 AM ISTResearchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Mayo Clinic have compiled peer-reviewed evidence and crafted a guideline...
Lower BP Targets preserve Cognitive Power in Elderly : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Sept 2017 9:00 AM ISTIn older hypertensive patients, aged 70 years or older, on treatment, a SPRINT systolic BP level of 120 mm Hg or lower was not associated with...
Eczema Patients afraid of using steroid ointments: JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 Sept 2017 9:20 AM ISTPatients exhibit fear of using topical steroids when required and prescribed by their attending doctors after receiving misinformation about topical...
Relapse rare in young men after antireflux keyhole surgery : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Sept 2017 9:35 AM ISTSurgery for severe heartburn has become less common after the turn of the millennium, due in part to the fear of relapse. Instead, most patients are...
Hormone Replacement does not increase mortality in post menopausal women : JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli17 Sept 2017 11:30 AM ISTMany women have been reluctant to use hormones for menopause symptoms since 2002, when a study linked hormones replacement therapy to an increased...
Anemia- a consequence of bariatric surgery Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 Sept 2017 9:40 AM ISTResearchers found a high rate of anemia 10 years after patients received Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, suggesting that long-term follow-up with a...
Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery 18 percent failure noted : JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Sept 2017 10:00 AM ISTAmong patients who underwent laparoscopic antireflux surgery, about 18 percent experienced recurrent gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) requiring...
